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The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

Danyel Jones, the founder of sports gloves company PowerHandz, spoke at the Women's Summit on Oct. 15. Photo by Nikita Bantey | Mercury Staff.

University hosts first women’s summit

October 29, 2018

The first annual Women’s Summit held at UTD took place in the Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center earlier this month. The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship held the event on Oct. 15. Female...

The Blackstone LaunchPad is scheduled to open in April. It is located next to the IHOP in Parking Structure 3. Students will have the opportunity to work with a mentor if they participate in the program. If accepted into the program, students have the opportunity to earn money off of their projects. Photo courtesy of Blackstone Launchpad.

Entrepreneurial lab opens for student use

April 24, 2017

Any UTD student with entrepreneurial ideas will have the opportunity to turn them into companies using the free resources of the Blackstone LaunchPad, which is scheduled to open at the end of April. UTD...

BackStop Neural, a campus-based company that creates spinal cord simulators, presented at the 2016 Materials Research Society conference. Photo by Saher Aqeel | Mercury Staff.

UTD startup impresses at conference

January 9, 2017

Correction: In a previous version of this story, the Office of Technology Commercialization was attributed incorrectly. The Mercury regrets this error. UTD’s startup scene got another boost this winter...

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